notification when running out of diskspace

asked 2014-05-27 20:28:15 +0200

tlo gravatar image

updated 2014-07-25 14:02:20 +0200

jiit gravatar image

Wouldnt it be a good idea to scan for data and metadata useage on a regular schedule and to inform the users before they are run out of disk space? This could be done as well on specific events like after installing a new app, or saving a video... especially since the camera seems to save always into /home... creating a lot of data on the internal disk.

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I think it would be great if there were data storage options for apps like Camera, so photos, videos or other data could be saved to external storage (if available).

Drekkarian ( 2014-05-27 20:35:35 +0200 )edit

Agreed, but you could still fill up your disk and you will only notice once your phone stops working correctly.

tlo ( 2014-05-27 20:48:02 +0200 )edit

I agree as well :)

That's why I also voted your request. It is important of course to be notified about running low on disk space, even though the disk usage is visible in the 'About Product' screen in Settings.

Drekkarian ( 2014-05-27 21:03:32 +0200 )edit

This is probably not an answer that will fit all use cases, but I followed the steps on this thread http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=92902 to mount my sdcard as /home. Works really great.

alci ( 2014-05-28 14:57:29 +0200 )edit